Sure, that could be hard to have ready for next year's top smartphone, but one thing that won't, apparently, is a dual - camera setup, which seems to be the hottest
trend in mobile photography at the moment (see LG, Huawei, and even Apple, possibly).
Wide aperture mode is for activating the bokeh mode, giving the blurred background effect that's such a trend
in mobile photography at the moment.
DxOMark has just declared the new number 1
smartphone in mobile photography, but the winner is not one but two: the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus.
With the might of Facebook behind it and tens of millions of advanced smartphones with great cameras out in the world already, Instagram has every reason to evolve and mature to keep pace with
improvements in mobile photography.
Apple's dual - camera system has led the
way in mobile photography since the iPhone 7 Plus launched last year, and the iPhone X touts the latest evolution of that design.
Google's
dominance in the mobile photography segment is even more impressive in the context of 2017 and the sheer volume of excellent phone cameras delivered by other OEMs which should certainly be worried about what the Alphabet - owned company will be able to achieve once it finally transitions to a two - sensor setup, with that change possibly happening as soon as next year.
Huawei already has solid
footing in the mobile photography department, though it doesn't quite stack up to the Google Pixel 2, Samsung Galaxy S8 or iPhone X. Adding a third lens to the mix might not be the move to take the company beyond its competition, but if its AI can take on a bit more of the processing slack, the P20 might be the formidable phone to beat in 2018.
Earlier this month, Samsung published a blog post highlighting the increasing number of pixels in the Galaxy's camera sensor and pointed to that fact as a representation of the progress it's
made in mobile photography.
Affordable and enjoyable, a mobile lens kit — which includes a variety of lenses which snap onto a smartphone or tablet's camera — could be a great gift for co-workers with an
interest in mobile photography this year.
Clearly, this is by far the most competitive Google has ever been
in mobile photography.